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White Plume Moth

Pterophorus pentadactyla

White Plume Moth in Suffolk, England, July 1967

by kennedyh Aug 18, 2006 4:12 AM

Taken on 21st August 2006. It was on the table with one leg only but alive. Caterpillars overwinter and feed on Convolvulus.

by wallaby1 Jul 14, 2007 12:46 AM

Taken on 28th July 2008, Lincoln UK. It was nearly 2 am!

by wallaby1 Sep 15, 2008 10:53 PM

It looks like it has feathers for wings! An amazing creature!

by wallaby1 Sep 15, 2008 10:56 PM

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Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Pterophoridae

Genus

Pterophorus

Species

pentadactyla

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